Healthy Lifestyle: A Balanced Diet Plan For Beginners

A balanced diet is one of the key components of leading a healthy life. Your diet should include different foods that will help you get the required nutrients. Let me talk about energy balance as a few of you might not have heard of this concept. Energy balance refers to the amount of calories taken each day which is equal to the amount of calories burnt or used by the body.Healthy foods. (Image via Freepik)Here is a balanced diet plan for beginners and there is always scope to make changes as far as you eat healthy food items.What is a balanced diet plan for beginners?A balanced diet for beginners is no hard and fast rule, but again the whole point of a balanced diet is to include natural forms of food. Personally, I am a big fan of natural food items and I have mentioned this time and again. Fruits, vegetables, unprocessed milk, oats, nuts, and peanuts are some of the best natural foods additions to a well-balanced diet.#Day 1Balanced diet plan for beginners. (Image via Freepik)Day one’s balanced diet plan contains food items that will give you a good amount of carbohydrates, fat, lean protein, and fiber. Here, we are looking at a calorie range of around 2100-2200 calories.Breakfast A bowl of fresh fruitsTwo Boiled EggsA cup of Low fat milkTwo slices of whole wheat breadSnack 150 grams plain yogurt2 ripe avocadosLunch200 grams of boneless chicken, boiled or roasted (not fried)A large portion of salad including tomato, onions, cucumber, beetroot and lettuce.SnackA glass of green or herbal teaDinnerOne cup brown riceA small portion of salad60-70 grams of cooked soya beanSnackA bowl of carrot50-60 grams of peanuts

Healthy Lifestyle: A Balanced Diet Plan For Beginners

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